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Quartz from
Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA


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Quartz, etc.

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Quartz

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Quartz

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Quartz

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Quartz

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Quartz

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Quartz

Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Conichalcite4
Cyanotrichite3
Enargite3
Linarite2
Brochantite2
Galena2
Chrysocolla2
Jarosite2
Tyrolite2
Olivenite2
Sonoraite1
Magnetite1
Cornwallite1
Malachite1
Chenevixite1
Austinite1
- var Copper-bearing Austinite1
Baryte1
Beudantite1
Mixite1
Richelsdorfite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:511378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:511378:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘAjax Mine (Copperopolis; Sioux Ajax), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘGrand Central Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLower dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Red Rose Mine; Boss Tweed Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBoss Tweed shaft, Victor Mine (Red Rose Mine; Boss Tweed Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘUpper dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCarisa Mine (Carissa Mine; Clarissa Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Kampf, Anthony R.; Housley, Robert M.; Marty, Joe (2017) Dagenaisite, A New Zinc Tellurate From the Gold Chain Mine, Tintic, Utah, U.S.A. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (5). 867-873 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700037
 
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